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30 Dec 2023
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NextImg:The Weekender

Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.

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Semiconductors, or chips, being packaged at a Promex facility in Santa Clara, Calif.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.

The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nations try to pilfer each other’s scientific secrets.

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Credit...Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

A New Tax on Imports and a Split From China: Trump’s 2025 Trade Agenda

Donald J. Trump plans to sharply expand his use of tariffs if he returns to power, risking disruption to the economy in an attempt to transform it.

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Claudina Martin, 16, worked overnight cleaning a McDonald’s pork supplier in violation of child labor laws.Credit...Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

They’re Paid Billions to Root Out Child Labor in the U.S. Why Do They Fail?

Private auditors have failed to detect migrant children working for U.S. suppliers of Oreos, Gerber baby snacks, McDonald’s milk and many other products.

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Theron Truluck sits on his desk in his apartment in the Bronx. His bed and posters of the comedian Dave Chappelle are in the background.Credit...James Estrin/The New York Times

The First Step to Get Off the Streets? A Room of His Own.

For years, Theron Truluck was living in desperate conditions in New York City, mostly on the Q train. Now he’s part of a program that prioritizes housing for people who do not have shelter.

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Credit...The New York Times

2023: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics

This year, our visual stories covered a range of subjects: artificial intelligence, war in Ukraine and Gaza, the transition to cleaner energy, natural disasters and the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.

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Tom Smothers came across as lighthearted and simple onstage. In real life, he thought and felt deeply about the creative process and social justice.Credit...Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Simpleton? Genius? Who was Tom Smothers?

He was close with John Lennon, and had a sophisticated understanding of wine, politics and literature. He only played the bumpkin onstage.

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Refik Anadol’s “Fluid Dreams” at the Museum of Modern Art last year.Credit...Vincent Tullo for The New York Times

A.I. Can Make Art That Feels Human. Whose Fault Is That?

A fake Drake/Weeknd mash-up is not a threat to our species’s culture. It’s a warning: We can’t let our imaginations shrink to machine size.

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Barbra Streisand Talks Style

“I looked different, I dressed different,” the multi-hyphenate star said in her first interview on fashion.

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Credit...Lorenzo Gritti

Considering Dry January? Set Yourself Up for Success.

The sobriety challenge can offer a mental and physical reset, and the chance to adopt healthier habits.

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The meatless hamburger at Superiority Burger, in New York, is made with quinoa, chickpeas and walnuts, and represents transparency and purity of ingredients that will be popular in 2024.Credit...Karsten Moran for The New York Times

9 Predictions for How We’ll Eat in 2024

Meal-flavored cocktails, premium water and lots of snacks: Here’s what the next year holds for food and drinks.

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The museum uses crabs as a way into talking about larger issues like capitalism and climate change. In this display, a crab takes part in a labor dispute.Credit...Sam Bush for The New York Times

This Silly Museum About Crabs Has Serious Things to Say

The tiny Crab Museum in Margate, England, is gaining attention for its irreverent crustacean exhibits that also teach visitors about climate change and capitalism.

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Thanks for reading.

This edition of The Weekender was edited by Justin Porter.